Follow RT on Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who last week urged people to refrain from travel due to the Omicron coronavirus variant, is in hot water after it was announced that his wife and kids are going on a foreign vacation. “I wouldn’t recommend flying abroad right now amid…
Covid-positive Czech president appoints PM from inside big glass box
Follow RT on Czech President Milos Zeman formally appointed Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister on Sunday. The ceremony was adjusted to follow strict health protocols after Zeman tested positive for Covid-19. During the ceremony at the Lany Chateau, the summer residence of Czech presidents, Zeman sat in…
Israel ‘on verge of emergency’ over B.1.1.529 Covid variant – PM
Follow RT on The Israeli government will act “fast and strong” in its fight against the new Covid variant, as the country is now “on the verge of an emergency,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has stated. READ MORE: Growing list of countries with curbs over ‘super mutant’ strain Bennett held…
Australia deploys troops to island hit by anti-China riots
Follow RT on Canberra has sent police, soldiers and diplomatic staff to the Solomon Islands in an bid to quell violent demonstrations over the county’s ties with China, with protesters recently attempting to storm the national parliament. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the deployment on Thursday, saying that a…
Ukraine on its knees in front of Russia – ex PM
Follow RT on By Layla Guest Kiev is on unsteady footing amid an increasingly tense standoff with Russia due to its dependence on gas and energy imports, Ukraine’s former prime minister has warned as the country seeks to secure more supplies from Moscow. Speaking in an interview with Nash TV…
Sweden’s first female PM resigns hours after being elected
Follow RT on Newly elected Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has announced her resignation just hours after making history as the country’s first woman premier. “I have told the speaker that I wish to resign as prime minister,” Andersson told reporters on Wednesday in Stockholm, after the coalition led by…
Armenians must be prepared to defend ‘motherland,’ says PM
Follow RT on By Layla Guest Armenians must be prepared to defend their homes if rising tensions on the shared border with Azerbaijan spill into outright conflict, the country’s prime minister has warned, as fresh fighting sparked fears for a ceasefire pact. Nikol Pashinyan made the call on his compatriots…
Poland’s PM issues demand to NATO over standoff with Belarus
Follow RT on Words are not enough to resolve the refugee crisis on Poland’s border with Belarus, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said, demanding that NATO take “concrete steps” to deal with the issue. “There is no doubt that things have gone too far,” Morawiecki told the Polish PAP news…
Covid-19 vaccination certificate should be as important as a passport – Russian deputy PM
Follow RT on By Jonny Tickle A certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 should become a document with the same level of importance as a person’s passport, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister said on Friday, noting that not enough citizens have been innoculated. Speaking to reporters, Tatyana Golikova stressed the need for…
Australian farmers would have had to gun down their cattle if government imposed methane-emission limits by 2030, deputy PM says
Follow RT on Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has said the country’s farmers would have to “grab a rifle” and shoot their cattle to curb methane emissions if the government’s ‘Net Zero’ plan did not have a livestock exclusion. On Thursday, the National Party leader claimed he had wrangled…
Sudanese general al-Burhan confirms ousted PM is being kept at his own house for his ‘safety’ after military detained politicians
Follow RT on Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Sudan’s top general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has confirmed he is keeping ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok at his own house, claiming it is for the politician’s “own safety.” The statement from the military leader comes after speculation about the location…
‘Return to dialogue’: Intl community demands release of Sudan’s PM detained during military coup in wake of internal unrest
Follow RT on International parties have voiced their concern and condemnation after the Sudanese military staged a coup, arresting the prime minister as well as other senior civilian leaders and dissolving the government. In a statement on Monday, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat demanded the release of Prime…
If EU ‘starts WW3’ against Poland by withholding promised funding, Warsaw will defend itself with ‘any weapons available’ – PM
Follow RT on Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has warned the EU against acting “with a gun to our heads,” claiming Warsaw would defend itself by any means available if the EU launched a “third World War” by holding back Covid-19 recovery funding. The strongly worded statement came after the European…
Latvia orders lockdown as PM decries low Covid-19 vaccine uptake and far-right MP blames Russian ‘colonists’ reluctant to get jab
Follow RT on Latvia has ordered its citizens to stay at home, and shuttered shops and businesses in the hope of slowing a spike in deaths, after warnings that the healthcare system is struggling to cope with the increase in coronavirus cases. In a statement on Monday, Prime Minister Krisjanis…
EU risks becoming ‘centrally managed’ as ‘dangerous phenomenon’ of institutional action threatens bloc’s future, Polish PM warns
Follow RT on Poland’s prime minister has penned a letter to the European Union warning that the bloc is at risk of becoming a “centrally managed organism, run by institutions deprived of democratic control”. PM Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday wrote to EU leaders, institutions and member state governments claiming that…
‘Democracy is being tested’: Polish PM hits out at Brussels, claiming it infringes on rights of member states
Follow RT on Poland’s prime minister has lashed out with accusations that EU institutions impede on the rights of its member nations following a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Tribunal that Warsaw’s laws reign supreme over Brussels’. Speaking to the Polish parliament on Thursday, Mateusz Morawiecki proclaimed that “we are…
Sami Jasim, deputy of slain IS leader Al-Baghdadi, captured by Iraqi forces in ‘external operation’, says PM
Follow RT on The deputy of slain IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has been captured by Iraqi troops in an “external operation,” the prime minister has confirmed, two years after the Islamist chief was killed by US special forces. In a tweet on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said…
Brussels to use ‘ALL powers’ to ensure its law reigns supreme over Poland’s after landmark Warsaw court ruling – EU chief
Follow RT on Following Warsaw’s landmark verdict that ruled Polish law takes supremacy over some parts of the EU’s treaties, the bloc’s chief has said Brussels will do everything in its power to ensure EU laws retain primacy. In a statement issued on Friday, the European Commission’s president, Ursula von…
At war since 1945: Japan’s new PM reveals he won’t sign peace treaty with Moscow until solution over Kurils dispute finally agreed
Follow RT on By Jonny Tickle Tokyo will not agree to sign a peace treaty with Moscow if the two capitals can’t resolve their territorial dispute over the Southern Kurils, a group of four islands currently under the jurisdiction of Russia but claimed by Japan. That’s according to Fumio Kishida,…
Beijing warns Australia’s ‘provocative actions’ on Taiwan could be ‘cataclysmic’ for bilateral ties, after former PM visits island
Follow RT on Chinese state media has warned Canberra to stay out of its internal affairs as Australia’s former prime minister rallied behind Taiwan during a visit to the island, which Beijing deems an inherent part of China. Tony Abbott, who headed the Australian government between 2013 and 2015, delivered…
Beirut blast inquiry judge told by parliament that issuing subpoena for caretaker PM is excessive use of power
Follow RT on The Lebanese parliament has stated that the judge investigating the blast at the Port of Beirut last year overstepped his power by issuing caretaker PM Hassan Diab a subpoena after he failed to turn up for the inquiry. In a letter to the prosecutor on Friday, the…
Lebanese judge issues subpoena for caretaker PM after he refuses to appear at Beirut blast inquiry
Follow RT on A Lebanese judge has issued a subpoena demanding the appearance of the country’s caretaker prime minister, Hassan Diab, after he refused to appear before an inquiry into the devastating 2020 Beirut port explosion. Diab had been ordered to appear before the inquiry but failed to do so,…
‘Everything comes to an end’: Sweden’s PM announces 2nd resignation in 2 months
Follow RT on Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will resign, again, following a tumultuous summer of political infighting in the Scandinavian country that ended in a no-confidence vote in his leadership. In a speech on Sunday, Löfven announced that he would step down as the head of the Social Democrats,…
Russian opposition figure Navalny was sent to prison for breaking law & NOT for his political activities, Putin insists
Follow RT on By Jonny Tickle Alexey Navalny was jailed after being convicted of a criminal offense against “foreign partners,” and not for political activities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint press conference with Angela Merkel on Friday. The Russian president and the German chancellor were speaking to reporters…
‘Haiti is on its knees,’ PM says as earthquake deaths top 2,100 & tens of thousands of families left homeless
Follow RT on Haiti has recorded more than 2,100 deaths following a powerful earthquake that wounded more than 12,000 and destroyed tens of thousands of homes, while over 115,000 families displaced by the disaster continue to seek refuge. The latest death toll was provided by the country’s Civil Protection Agency…
Censor-it-yourself: Twitter testing new feature that allows users to flag ‘misleading’ tweets
Follow RT on Twitter has announced a new feature that allows users to flag “misleading” tweets with a press of a button as part of the social media platform’s effort to remove “disinformation” on topics like Covid-19 and election fraud. Users can already report tweets, but the new feature gives…
Greek mayor says devastating wildfires ‘slowly coming under control’, PM apologizes for state’s response
Follow RT on The mayor of the Evia island town of Istiaia says the fire fronts are slowly being brought under control, though blazes continue to rage through Greece, as PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces scrutiny for a lack of preparation. Yiannis Kontzias, the mayor of Istiaia, told local media: “I…
‘I DIDN’T QUIT’: Simone Biles shares training footage of ‘twisties’ in riposte to Olympic critics (VIDEO)
Follow RT on Simone Biles’ participation in the upcoming apparatus finals in Tokyo is in doubt after she admitted she is suffering from the ‘twisties’, a term given to gymnasts suffering from a ‘mental block’ ahead of competition. Biles, 24, who is considered by many to be among the finest…
Tikhanovskaya’s world tour of foreign capitals is entirely funded & coordinated by Western nations, says Russian Foreign Ministry
Follow RT on By Jonny Tickle The activities of exiled Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya are coordinated by Western countries, and she is being fully funded to go around the world for “pseudo-official events,” despite the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who, in an…
Pentagon admits it trained SEVEN of Haiti president’s murderers, but denies ‘encouraging’ assassination
Follow RT on The Pentagon’s top spokesman has confirmed that at least seven Colombians implicated in the assassination of Haiti’s president had received US training in the past, but denied it might have somehow “encouraged” the hit. “Thus far, we’ve identified seven individuals who were former members of the Colombian…